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…it is almost invariably desirable… to organize by self-managing teams (SMTs) that do have beginning-to-end responsibility for significant operations.
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311 |
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…planning is a tool that only works in the presence of a long and stable operating history.
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72 |
 |
Both successful startups and established companies alike must learn to juggle multiple kinds of work at the same time, pursuing operational excellence and disruptive innovation.
|
252 |
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An organization that focuses inwardly may execute superbly. But if it has not attuned to the larger world in which it operates, that execution may end up in the service of a failed strategy.
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218 |
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If we don’t shift to a new way of operating, the consequences will be severe… for the many billions of people living on our planet.
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174 |
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…the constantly changing, entirely unforgiving environment in which we all now operate denies the satisfaction of any permanent fix.
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008 |
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Human beings… need to meet four energy needs to operate at their best: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
|
008 |
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Firms that bill by the hour operate in a system that ensures that neither they nor their employees are rewarded for working more efficiently. Clients, in turn, may not get the best quality of work they could.
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116 |
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…the research suggests that leaders who operate from anger and negativity literally have the power to make their employees sick.
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129 |
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Opening stores is not what makes a company successful; having those stores operate well is.
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080 |
